Information Specialist Contracts in Berkshire

Information Specialist
South East > Berkshire

The median Information Specialist daily rate in Berkshire is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 - 106
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist 17 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.45% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.57% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £615 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 - £553
75th Percentile £645 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £615 £170 £700
% change year-on-year +261.76% -75.71% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
South East median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,863 1,706
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 94.04% 95.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 994 1,094
10th Percentile £308 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £385 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.03%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £711
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 115 55
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.70 £17.90
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.38 £23.75
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.00 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% +3.72% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.44 £73.80
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.46 £79.83
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Information Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Information Specialist in Berkshire

Information Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Information Specialist in Berkshire

Information Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Information Specialist in Berkshire

Information Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Specialist within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading - 9 - - 7
Slough - 1 £630 - 1
Information Specialist
South East

Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Information Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Information Specialist in the job title.

1 16 (94.12%) Security Cleared
1 16 (94.12%) CISM
2 15 (88.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (70.59%) DV Cleared
3 12 (70.59%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 9 (52.94%) Public Sector
5 8 (47.06%) Information Security
5 8 (47.06%) Telecoms
6 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (41.18%) Threat Modelling
7 6 (35.29%) Management Information System
8 5 (29.41%) Risk Management
8 5 (29.41%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (29.41%) Security Architecture
8 5 (29.41%) SC Cleared
8 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
9 4 (23.53%) NCSC
9 4 (23.53%) Information Assurance
9 4 (23.53%) Military
10 2 (11.76%) CISSP
10 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Management
11 1 (5.88%) Security Posture
11 1 (5.88%) Operational Technology
11 1 (5.88%) NIST
11 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
11 1 (5.88%) SSCP
11 1 (5.88%) CISA
11 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
11 1 (5.88%) Security Management

Information Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (52.94%) Public Sector
2 8 (47.06%) Telecoms
3 4 (23.53%) Military
4 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.88%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.88%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 8 (47.06%) Information Security
3 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (41.18%) Threat Modelling
4 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
4 5 (29.41%) Risk Assessment
4 5 (29.41%) Risk Management
4 5 (29.41%) Security Architecture
5 4 (23.53%) Information Assurance
6 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Management
7 1 (5.88%) Computer Science
7 1 (5.88%) Data Protection
7 1 (5.88%) Ethical Hacking
7 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
7 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
7 1 (5.88%) Network Monitoring
7 1 (5.88%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (5.88%) Regulatory Compliance
7 1 (5.88%) Security Management
7 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 16 (94.12%) CISM
1 16 (94.12%) Security Cleared
2 12 (70.59%) DV Cleared
3 5 (29.41%) SC Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) CISSP
5 1 (5.88%) CEH
5 1 (5.88%) CISA
5 1 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (5.88%) Degree
5 1 (5.88%) Master's Degree
5 1 (5.88%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (88.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (23.53%) NCSC
3 1 (5.88%) NIST
3 1 (5.88%) NIST 800